Headgear with viewing monocular

Abstract

This invention involves a device for lengthy, long-range viewing of objects (e.g. wildlife, sporting events, military activities) while permitting the viewer to view same in relative comfort because the viewing device is mounted on a headgear device. Thus, the viewing means is held still while fatigue is minimized greatly. Also, the device permits use of the hands and arms for other purposes so that frequent movement thereof is avoided. The device includes a hard hat helmet with a viewing monocular pivotally attached thereto by a resilient interconnection which is rigid enough to hold the monocular in a fixed position until manually moved and flexible enough to be readily moved into line of sight with the appropriate eye.

I claim: 
     
       1. A combination headgear and viewing means device comprising a headgear of semi-rigid construction having a front support rim, a monocular viewing means and a resilient interconnecting mounting means for attaching the monocular viewing means to said headgear, said resilient interconnecting mounting means being rigid enough to hold the monocular viewing means in a fixed position until manually moved but flexible enough to be readily adjusted into line of sight alignment with the eye, said resilient interconnected mounting means being secured at one end to said front support rim of the headgear above the eyes and at the other end to said monocular viewing means whereby the person using said device can position the monocular viewing means in front of the appropriate eye for protracted viewing of the desired target object while the headgear remains stabilized enabling the person to view target objects in detail at length through the monocular viewing means while also permitting overall viewing of the field around the monocular viewing means with the same eye by slight tilting of the head. 
     
     
       2. A device as in claim 1 wherein said resilient interconnecting mounting means comprises a series of jointed rods pivotally connected together. 
     
     
       3. A device as in claim 1 wherein said resilient interconnecting mounting means is fixedly attached to said headgear front rim by means of rivets or bolts. 
     
     
       4. A device as in claim 1 wherein said resilient interconnecting mounting means is detachably secured to said headgear front rim by means of a removable clamp. 
     
     
       5. A device as in claim 4 wherein said clamp is spring biased and said clamp is provided with projections adapted to mate with corresponding apertures in said headgear front rim. 
     
     
       6. A device as in claim 1 wherein said resilient interconnecting mounting means is secured to said monocular viewing means by a tab connection attachment. 
     
     
       7. A device as in claim 6 wherein said tab connection attachment is attached to said monocular means by a ring clamp means. 
     
     
       8. A combined monocular viewing means and resilient interconnecting mounting means for attaching said monocular viewing means to a headgear comprising a monocular tube viewing means having secured therearound a ring clamp, said ring clamp having secured thereto a resilient, pivotally mounted interconnecting means having a separate end away from said monocular tube viewing means to which is secured a spring biased clamp, said spring clamp adapted to be secured to said headgear to removably retain said monocular tube on said headgear. 
     
     
       9. A device as in claim 8 wherein said spring clamp is provided with projections adapted to mate with corresponding apertures in said headgear. 
     
     
       10. A device as in claim 8 wherein said resilient interconnecting mounting means comprises a series of pivotally joined rods.